Receptacle cover



Oct. 14 1924.

J. l. RUSSAKOV REcaPTAcLE covmz F1106 Harsh 5. 1924 Patented Oct. 14, 1924.

UNITED STATES JACOB I. RUSSAKOV, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BEOEPTACLE COVER.

Application filed March 3, 1924. Serial No. 690,515,

To all whom it concern:

Be it known that I, Jason I. Russnnov, a citizen of the United .States, residing at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Receptacle Covers, of which the following is a specification.

ese improvements relate to covers adapted to be positioned upon the top of cracker boxes and the like for closing the same, while providing accessibility to and a dis lay of the contents of the box.

ceptacle covers of this class are well known. In this connection reference is made to my Patent No. 1,458,955 of June 19, 1923, entitled Receptacle covers, illustrating, de-. scribing and claiming a receptacle cover of the general character of the one herein illustrated, the present disclosure being an improvement on the glass-plate-holding means shown in said patent.

The chief objects of the present improvements are to provide a more positive lock for the sprin plate and to c eapen and simplify construction in connection with the plate-holding means. i

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, Figure 1 is a fragmentary sec-' tional view of a receptacle/cover of a kind more fully illustrated in my said patent the view showing the interior of'the lid raised at 1'1 ht angles to the 0 en rectangular frame adapted to surround 1n overlapped relation the open end of the box tobe covered, the illustration showing the plate-holding element in its operative position; and Fig. 2 is a fra entary sectional view at right an les to ti t? view of Fig. 1 as viewed from rig is to left in Fig. 1.

The body part 10 is to be understood as being rectan er in shape and formed of sheet meta It is open throughout the extent of its bottom, and almost throughout 1 the extent of its top, there being a narrow marginal top wall 11 terminating in a head 12 definin the upper opening of the main frame; e lid is hinged at 13 to the top wall 11 and may therefore swing out of the member holding the glass Way to provide entrance to the interior of the container when the device is normally applied thereto.

The lid comprises a rectangular frame of sheet metal having a top wall 14 terminating in a bead l5 defining a sight opening5 shown as being almost coextensive with the top area of the lid. It has also flanged extensions 16, 16, 16" terminating in a reinforcing bead 17 encompassing the bead 12 on the main frame or body when the lid is 6 closed- A rectangular piece of transparent material 18, preferably of glass, overlies the sight opening of the lid and rests against the inside surfaces of the marginal top parts 14 and 15, as well illustrated in Fig. 2. The 06 construction thus far described may be considered to be well known.

Referring now to the means for holding the transparent plate as 18, it is to be understood that two spring members are employed, only one of which is illustrated, the other being positioned directly opposite the one shown, at the opposite edge portion of the plate 18. As they may be considered the same in all material respects a description and illustration of one will suffice.

The plate-holding-spring member 19 il lustrated is shown as a piece of springy Wire formed with an eye at 20 and pivotally mounted upon a rivet 21 to a flange portion 16 of the frame of the lid and near one edge of the plate 18, and, where the plate 18 is of the relative proportions shown this pivotal mounting at 21 occurs close to one of the walls as 16 of the lid frame. The spring member 19 preferably extends thence to the wall 16 op osite the wall 16 as shown. At

,22, Fig. 1, t is member 19 lies alongside the flange-16 and is provided with an mwardl bent part 23 reaching inward far enoug to engage the plate under all conditions and then is given another bend'to provide a part extending arallel with the adjacent flange 16; At 24 t 0 wire is formed to press strong- 1y upon the plate when the mm is under spring tension, and at 25 and 26, Fig. 1, the wire is given bends to ovide for the part 27 lying closely alongside the flanged part 16. From point 26 the wire is again directed towards the plate to the point 28, Fig. .2, and from 28 it extends to the wall 16*.

The free end of the spring member 19 is provided with a projection or nib 29 directed away from the plane of the plate, and at the same place the wall 16 is provided with a catch 30, which is preferably formed by punching out of the sheet metal of the wall 16 a small li forming a'sort of pocket directed towar the plane of the plate 18 and into which pocket or catch the flattened and turned end 29 of the wire 19 projects.

Intermediate the ends of the wire, adjacent to the part 27 thereof, a similar catch 31 is formed, by stamping a small area of the metal inward, and a coacting locking projection 32 is formed on the wire part 2 adapted to enter the pocket-like catch 31 and hold the wire securely there. To form the catch 32, well illustrated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, the wire is simply smashed down to some extent forming a thin projection adapted to enter the opening of the catch 32, and the catch 29 is similarly formed by smashing and turning the metal at the end into a thin pro'ection.

When it is esired 'to remove the glass, as is frequently desired for cleaning it or the device as a whole, or to make repairs or substitutions of parts, or to apply labels which may be associated with the structure, it is only necessary to push the free end of the spring member 19 toward the plane of the plate 18 and thus move the projection 29 out of its retaining catch 30, and with a slight lateral movement free that end. At the intermediate part 27 the wire is then forced toward the plane of the plate and freed from the catch 31, and thereupon the sprin member may be swung away from the p ane of the plate on the hinge 21.

Receptacle covers of the kind described are subjected to fairly rough usage at times in the handling of the containers and in the haste with which orders are filled from them, and I have found it desirable to lock the plate-holding members positively and firmly, and that unless so locked looseness of the glass is likely to occur. According to the present improvements the sprin member 19 is held at its free end bot against movement away from the plane of the glass and against all lateral movement until released, and the spring pressure engendered in the wire is communicated directly and strongly upon the plate. At the catch 31 the positive lock there also prevents the wire from moving in 'any direction until released and the spring pressure developed is communicated strongly to the plate. The rivet at 29 is a preferred construction since it is cheaper and more easily made, and the relatively large heads of the rivet provides a strong connection well adapted to hold the spring member as desire Some departures of a mechanical nature may be made from the highly advantageous embodiment illustrated without departing from the scope of the invention herein set forth.

I claim:

1. The combination with the frame and transparent plate of a receptacle cover lid of the character described, of a plate-holding spring member extending alongside an edge portion of the plate and mounted at one of its ends upon the frame for swinging movements into and out of holding engagement with the plate and being formed to press upon the plate intermediate its ends, the free end of the spring member and the frame adjacent thereto having cooperating interengaging locking elements adapted to hold said free end readily releasable against movement in all directions except toward the plane of the plate, the spring member having a part intermediate its ends normally lying alongside a flanged part of the frame, and cooperating-interwgaging locking elements on the spring memher and on the flanged part where they are alongside each other adapted to hold said intermediate part readily releasable against movement in all directions except toward the plane of the plate, the arrangement being such as to ut the spring member under tension to hold the plate when said respective cooperating interlocking elements are in engagement with each other.

2. The combination with the flanged frame and transparent plate of a receptacle cover lid of the character described, of a spring member extending alongside an edge portion of the plate and being mounted at one of its ends upon the frame for swinging movements toward and away from the plane of the plate and being formed to press upon the plate intermediate its ends when in plate-holding position, a flanged portion of the frame having a pocket-like catch near the free end of the spring member and o enin toward the plane of the late, said P g P spring member having a projection at its free end normally directed away from the plane of the plate and toward said catch and being adapted readily to enter and to be moved out of the catch, the arrangement being such as to put the spring member under spring tension to hold the plate when said projection is in the catch.-

3. The combination with the flanged frame and transparent plate of a receptacle cover lid of the character described, of a spring member extending alongside an edge, portion of the plate and being mounted at one of its ends upon the frame for swinging movements toward and away from the plane of the plate and being formed to press upon the plate intermediate its ends when in locked position, means for holding the free end portion of the spring member, the flanged portion of the frame having a pocket-like catch at a place intermediate the ends of the spring member and opening toward the plane of the plate, said spring member being formed to have a part intermediate its ends lie close to the frame at 10 said catch, the spring member having a locking projedzion normally near said catcli and directed awa from the plane of the plate and towar said catch and bein adapted readily to enter and to be mov out of the opening of the catch, the arrangement being such as to put the spring memberunder tension to hold the late when the free end of the spring mem r is held and when said rojection is in said catch.

ACOB I. RUSSAKOV.

DISCLAIMER.

1,511 426.-Jaco'b I. Russakoo, Chicago, Ill. Rncermom'Com. Patent dated ('Jctober 14; 1924. Disclaimer filed June 6, 1927, by the petentee.

The words in claim 2 of said patent spring member mounted at one of its ends upon the frame for swinging movements a. pearin in lines 4 to 'I. of the claim mean that said spring member is 'permanen ysttao ed and held by a. bingelike connectionnt one of its ends so that when its other end is released the (llnounted end still remains hingedly secured to the lid for the swinging movements Any broader meaning or interpretation of words ring member mounted for mm in -movemen-tsinsaid claim ishereb dimlnimed. 0W Gazette June z i r Y 

